Soap dispenser



F- E. MADDUX.

SOAP DISPENSER.

APPLICATION men JULY 21. 192x.

31,4 12,883 PatentedApr. 18, 1922.

FORREST EDWARD MAIDDUX, 0F TIT 'ISBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA.

I SOAP DISPENSER.

.iaiaeee.

Application filed July 21, 1921. Serial No. 486,473.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FoRRns'r EDWARD MAD- pUx, a citizen of the United States of Amer- 10a, and a resident of Pittsburgh, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in a Soap Dispenser, of which the following is a specification.

An object of my invention is to provide a simple and eflicient soap dispenser adapted to sever a section of soap from a bar.

'Anotherobject of my invention is to make a device for the purpose stated that-is compact and which will not be unsightly. These and other objects are attained by the meanswdescribed herein and disclosed in the accompanying drawings, in which-'- Fig. 1. is 'a perspective'view of a-device embodying my invention. V

Fig. 2 'isa side elevation of the device shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional view on d line 3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4% is a sectlonal view on line 4-4l of Fig. 2.

The device A comprises a back or support a adjacent the side edges whereof are disposed the plates a forming the sides of a hollow casing. A plate a extends between the side plates a. The plate a maybe made of glass if desired in order that the contents of the case may be exposed toview. A flange a is formed along one edge of each. of the side plates a. These flanges are secured upon the back a by any suitable means, such as screws a". U-shaped flanges a are formed along the forward edge of the side plates. The grooves, formed .as a result of thedevelopment of the U- shaped flanges, are exposed to one another, wherefore the front plate a can be readily positioned upon the side plates so as to form a closure for the front of the casing. The U-shaped flanges a terminate at a distance from the bottom of the device and at their lower ends is mounted a band a extending b'etween'the side plates. The band a has its lower portion turned rearwardly and up wardly upon itself, whereby a seat is formed to retain the lower end of the plate a see Fig. 2. A similar band a" may be employed at the top of the casing and retains the upper end of the plate a". Immediately be Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Apr. 15, 1922 low the termination of the U-shaped flanges a", there is'formed in each of the side plates a a 'U-shaped groove or slide-way a extending transversely of the side plates, the forward walls of which project at a distance beyond the forward end of the U- shaped flanges The portions of the side plates a below the slideway a extend in substantial alignment with the portions above the slideway. The lowermost ends. of the side plates are bent outwardly upon themselves so as to form flanges a A plate a extends transversely of the casing below the band a and isspaced from the band a at a sufficient distance to permit the reciprocationtherebetween of a knife a The plate a is mounted upon upwardly struck lugs a? formed on the forward ends of the flanges a. If desired the lugs a may be struck sideWardly from the side plates inf stead. The plate a has formed upon'its lower edge, intermediateits ends, a cylindrical portion a which cylindrical portion forms one portionof a hinge-member. The knife a has formed about its side'edges a cylindrical or tube-like border a which is adapted to extend into the slide-way a If desired the cylindrical border may be. con tinued over the forward end of the knife. A knob a is mounted upon the forward end of the knife whereby the knife may be moved toward the back a. A slot a extends through the body of the knife. Pins a are mounted upon the back a and extend into the slideway a and into the tubes at the sides of the knife a $piral springs a are mounted upon the pins a and abut the back a and the forward ends of the tube like border formed on the knife a A door a having formed upon its forward end the complementary hinge members a, is pivotally mounted upon the hinge member formed on the plate a bymeans of a pin a The door a is of suflicient width so as to extend substantially over the lower end of the passage-way formed through the casing. An arm a is mounted upon the door a and has its forward end a curved upwardly and turned upon itself so as to extend through the slot a in the knife and serving to prevent the separation of the knife from the slide-way because of the action of the springs upon said knife.

' nipulated.

ward the back a, by exerting pressure upon ing, the lower end of the bar of soap resting upon the inner surface of the door a. The distance between the door and the knife is made such that it will be equal to the desired thickness of a section of soap that is to be severed when the device is ma- When the knife is moved tothe knob a, the cutting edge a thereof passes through the soap and severs a section therefrom. As soon as the knife engages the bar of soap, the soap is secured V by the knife and it is therefore unnecessary soon as the knife has completely passed through the'bar of soap, the section severed to retain the bar'of soap by means' of the door, Wherefore the door is adapted to be moved about its pivotal mounting, to the position shown in; dotted lines in Fig. 2. This movement of the door results from the engagementof the, forward edge of the-arm a engaging the forward Wall of the slot or and thereby causing the arm to be projected upwardlythrough the slot at. As

will drop from the 'lower'end ofthe-casing. VVh'en the knob a is released, the springs 6618 return'the parts to "theirnormal positions and the bar of soap moves downwardly and again rests upon the door a What I claim is: i 1. In a soap dispensing device the combination of a casing having a passage-way through which a bar of soap may pass, a knife adapted to be projected into the passage transversely thereto means yieldingly resisting movement of the knife into the passage-way, and a pivot-ally mounted door normally closing the passage-Way and limiting the movement of the knife by the yielding means, the knife being adapted to move the door about its pivotal mounting when projected into the passageway.

2. In a soap dispensing device the combination of a casing having a passage-way through which a bar of soap may pass, a slotted knife adapted to be projected into the passage-way, a door pivotally mounted on the casing normally closing the lower end of the passage-way, an arm mounted on the door extending into the slot in the knife, and means yieldingly resisting movement of the knife into the passage-way.

In a soap dispensing device the vcombination of a casing having a passage-way therethrough adapted to accommodate a bar.

ment of the knife into the ;passageway,.means of soap, guideways formed in the side of the casing extending transversely thereof, a knife reciprocally mounted in the guideways adapted to be moved into the passage-way and normally disposed. without said passage- 7 way, a door normally closing the lowerend of the passage-way and upon which the bar of soap normally rests, adapted to be moved "from its normal position, whereby the lower end of the passage-way is opened, and means 7 yieldingly resisting movement ofthe knife and door from their normal positions.

4. In a soap dispensing device the combination of a casing having a passage-way through which a bar of soap may pass, guideways formed in the casing intermediate its ends and extending transversely of the line of movement of the bar of soap, a knife reciprocally mounted in the guide ways, springs mounted in the guideways abutting .at their opposite ends upon the casing'and the knife and normally retaining the knife Without the :zassage-way, a door pivotally mounted on t e casing normallyclosing the lower end of the passage- 9 way and a finger on thedoor engaging the knife adapted to be actuated by the knife,

whereby the door, is actuated to'open and close the lower end of the passage-way.

5. Inai soap dispensing device the combination of a casing having a passage-Way throughwhich a bar of soap may pass, a knife adapted to be projected into the passage-way, means yieldingly resisting movelimiting the movement of the knife away from the passage-way, and a door'which 'normallysupportsa bar of soap and closes one end of the passage-Way and. which is adapted, when opened, to permit discharge 1 of a piece of soap from the casing 6. In a soap dispensing device the combination of a casing-having a passage-way through which a bar of soap may pass, a door normally closing the lower end of the casing and upon which a bar of soap normally rests, a knife adapted to be projected into the passage-way and to sever from the bar of soap the lower portion thereof, and means to open the door simultaneously with the severing of the portion of soap, whereupon the severed portion of soap is ,discharged from the casing.

7 In a soap dispensing device the combination of a casinglh-aving a passageway 1 through which a bar of soap may pass, a knife adapted to be projected into the passage-way, a door normally closing the lower end of the passage-way, and a connection betweenthe knife and the door wherebythe 1 door is opened as the knife is projected into the passage-Way and is closed as the knife r through which a bar of soap may pass, a, is Withdrawn from the passage-Way, and knife adapted to be projected into the pasmeans yieldingly resisting movement of the sage-Way, a door normally closing the lower knife into the passage-Way. 10 I end of the passage-Way, a connection be- In testimony whereof, I have hereunto tween the knife and the door whereby the subscribed my name this 18th day of July, door is opened as the knife is projected into 1921.

the passage-Way and is closed as the knife FORREST EDWARD MADDUX. 

